In
this exclusive interview, you may enjoy a firsthand account about
war through the eyes of George Phelps, decorated Korean War Veteran,
having served with the 1st Cavalry Division, 8th Cavalry Regimental
Combat Team from 1951 to 1953.

Mr.
Phelps, our country remains at war in Iraq and Afghanistan for the
past 15 years. We’ve killed hundreds of thousands and we suffered
thousands of combat deaths, amputations and PTSD cases for our own
soldiers. Could you give us an idea of what war means?

“This
is a hard question to answer,” said Phelps. “Both involve
killing and yet one of them [war] is government sanctioned. I think
I like Voltaire’s description of war.

“Voltaire,
the French writer and philosopher (1694-1778 A.D.), described war
this way, “War is the greatest of all crimes; and yet there
is no aggressor who does not color his crime with the pretext of justice.
It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless
they kill in large numbers, and to the sound of trumpets.” That
was his concept of what is moral, or immoral, at least regarding war.
Not all would agree with him, so here is a moral dilemma.

“Sometimes
war may be necessary such as in the case of defeating Adolph Hitler
and the Fascists, or the American Revolution or the Civil War to free
the slaves and prevent the breakup of the American Republic. But all
too often war is the result of power hungry tyrants. Here’s
what Plato had to say about war and tyrants.”

“When
the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty and
there is nothing to fear from them, then he is always stirring up
some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader.”
Plato

Ernie
Hemingway had a thought about war:

“Never
think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not
a crime.” Ernest Hemingway

“The
dilemma is that sometimes war is necessary and sometimes it’s
just the hunger for power, control and dominance by a tyrant,”
said Phelps. “Wars created by governments are ‘authorized’
murder.

“Most
wars are created by governments, religion or just plain conflicts
caused by disagreements between nations. Power, control and dominance
over others are probably at the head of the list of reasons and purposes.
I should say that they ARE at the head of the list of reasons and
purposes.

“All
nations should be prepared to defend themselves since the Human Species
is constantly trying to gain something from other Human Beings or
territories, including religious fervor and ideologies; in the case
of the Muslims.

“Then
there is this thing called ‘my beliefs are right and must replace
your beliefs.’ Or, I know what’s best for you and your
country. And I will have my way even if I have to subvert your rights
to liberty, freedom and justice. You will do what I say for your own
good. Or metaphorically; ‘When I want your opinion, I’ll
tell you what it is!’

“Today
there are power mongers attempting to impose their will on us and
creating a one world government in which they will be in charge, taking
away our sovereignty and making us wards of the corrupt ‘leaders’
in the United Nations. It may be a hard roe to hoe for them since
they are dealing with the many nations of the world that will not
bend, that will not give up their sovereignty as independent nations.
Nor will their ‘leaders’ be willing to give up their exalted
positions as heads of state.”

Here’s
what one of the richest men in the world has to say:

“We
are on the verge of a global transformation. All we need is the right
major crisis and the nations will accept the New World Order.”

David
Rockefeller

“However,
if a powerful nation such as the United States should fall first,
it would not be long before other nations would follow, ‘the
domino effect.’ The current ‘regime’ in the White
House is intent on making that happen, and it is supported by enormously
rich individuals and organizations that will supply whatever money
necessary to make that happen. Conquering nations to achieve a one
world government is certainly not out of the question, and that means
war.

“War
is certainly part of their agenda since it gives them the power and
riches that they seek. Those kinds of wars are murder in the highest
degree. The youth of nations are just cannon fodder for the achievement
of their goals. They care not how many soldiers or civilians are killed
regardless of their constant rhetoric of wanting and needing peace.
But first they must have war to achieve their ultimate goals/agendas.

“Very
often wars are started to save the children from the terrible tyrants
in another country. Well, it’s hard to argue that is a noble
cause, but the hypocrites in power could care less about the ‘children’
in other parts of the world. War gives them power and riches even
if our country is in an insurmountable debt [which is part of their
grand plan.] I say ‘their’ without mentioning any names
because we know who they are: how about the Congress and the White
House and the industrial military complex? How about the Socialists
who occupy these powerful positions?”

Some
observations from two generals:

“The
world has achieved brilliance without wisdom, power without conscience.
Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more
about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know
about living.” ~Omar Bradley

“Every
gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies
in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed,
those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not
spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the
genius of its scientists the hopes of its children. This is not a
way of life at all in any true sense. Under the clouds of war, it
is humanity hanging on a cross of iron.” ~Dwight D. Eisenhower,
speech, American Society of Newspaper Editors, 16 April 1953

“War
is legalized murder without a doubt,” said Phelps. “It
is difficult to say that war is necessary. Some wars are necessary
to bring down cruel and demented tyrants. The trick is to determine
which wars are ‘necessary’ and which wars are not. We
as a nation are constantly imposing ourselves on other nations for
various reasons. But I don’t believe we should be imposing ourselves
on other nations unless our nation is at risk or being flat out attacked.
As President Reagan said: “Trust but verify.” We must
remain strong and prepared to defend, but not be perpetrators.

“When
a nation ‘goes to war’ it is the government/leaders that
are the perpetrators not the soldiers in the field. The soldiers in
the field believe they are protecting their country when in many cases
[too many cases] they are pawns in the hands of their leaders. The
‘dirty work’ is done by the soldiers while the ‘leaders’
are comfortably ensconced in their protective ‘lairs’
far from the battlefields.

“An
individual who murders someone is a perpetrator, but when a government
murders by war it is not a perpetrator, as Voltaire put it, “It
is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless
they kill in large numbers, and to the sound of trumpets.”

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“Will
the Human Race ever stop warring against one another? Personally I
doubt it as long as there are those who are intent on gaining power,
control and dominance over others.

Once
again quoting Plato: “When the tyrant has disposed of foreign
enemies by conquest or treaty and there is nothing to fear from them,
then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the
people may require a leader.”

Plato

“We
humans have ‘creative intelligence’ but not ‘moral
and ethical intelligence.’ Our ‘evolutionary’ process
needs, desperately, to develop that moral and ethical intelligence.

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Once
again quoting Plato: “When the tyrant has disposed of foreign
enemies by conquest or treaty and there is nothing to fear from them,
then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people
may require a leader.”